Recap: 2024 Golf Outing

More than 90 people attended the Ohio Dairy Producers Association Golf Outing on June 28, 2024 at The Pines Golf Club. The event was a huge success and raised money to help fund ODPA's advocacy initiatives and ODP PAC.

We appreciate Senator Allen Landis (District 31) for joining us during the opening comments to express his commitment and support of the dairy industry at the Ohio Statehouse! 

Many thanks to ODA Director Brian Baldridge for participating in the day and for his ongoing efforts to support of Ohio’s dairy farmers at the state agency.

Bragging rights for the day went to:

First place team – Kirt Keener, Dave Delaney, Gary Sims and Ken Kocher
Second place team – Bill Besancon, Brett Besancon, Todd Slutz and Will Moore
Third place team – Roger Tedrick, Doug Blacksten, Jim Kline and Greg Subisak

Contests winners included:

Men's Longest Drive – Cory Leighty
Women's Longest Drive – Audrey Douglass
Closest to the Pin – Brett Besancon
Skins – Kirby Krogstad, Chanhee Lee, Ben Enger and Shaun Wellert
50/50 Raffle – Brock Grindstaff

Special thanks to our golf outing sponsors: Lunch sponsor Select Sires Member Cooperative, Registration Table sponsor Dairy Farmers of America, Longest Drive sponsor Commodity Blenders LLC, Closest to the Pin sponsor Farm Credit Mid-America, Putting Green sponsor Ohio State Sports Properties, Breakfast sponsor Ag-Pro Companies, Milk sponsor SmithFoods, Printing sponsor Proforma and hole sponsors Ag Credit, First Defense, Friends of Farmers, Gerber Feed, Inspire PR Group, Kreeger & Associates, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Ohio Federation of Soil & Water Conservation Districts, PBS Animal Health, TechMix Global and United Producers, Inc. Without their support, our event would not be possible!